- •Module 1
- •I. Career planning
- •1. Communicating you brand vision and values
- •2. Differentiating your brand
- •Ideas for a statement:
- •What is the Job Search Process?
- •How Much Time Will the Job Search Take?
- •What Do You Need to Know Before You Start?
- •What Are the Steps of the Job Search Process?
- •My transferrable skills and how I can use them
- •1) Pursue Advertised Vacancies
- •2) Develop a Contact Network
- •3) Contact Employers Directly
- •What Job Search Techniques Work?
- •Resume/cv
- •Types of Résumés
- •Constructing Your Résumé
- •British And American English
- •Sample Chronological Résumé Janet Campbell
- •407.646.1000
- •Example of cv
- •Interests
- •Cover letter
British And American English
There are sometimes differences between British and American English and conventions. Here are some of the most important differences for your CV/ résumé and covering letter.
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UK: CV/curriculum vitae US: resumé, resume |
UK: Yours faithfully US: Yours truly
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UK: covering letter US: cover letter, covering letter |
UK: Yours sincerely US: Sincerely, Sincerely yours, Yours truly
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Paper sizes: UK: A4 (210 x 297 mm) US: Letter (8 1/2 x 11 inches) |
UK: Managing Director (MD) US: Chief Executive Officer (CEO), General Manager
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UK: Mrs, Miss US: Ms |
Date formats: UK: DD/MM/YY example: 30/12/99 30 December 1999 US: MM/DD/YY example: 12/30/99 December 31st, 1999
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Sample Chronological Résumé Janet Campbell
P.O. Box 2738
Winter Park, FL 32789
407.646.1000
janet@rollins.edu
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Education 2004 Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida Crummer Graduate School of Business Master of Business Administration, Marketing, May GMAT 720, GPA 3.7/4.0 2001 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Bachelor of Arts, Economics, May 2001 GPA 3.9/4.0, President’s List (all terms) Honors: Presidential Scholar, Phi Eta Sigma Freshman Honor Society Experience June 2004 – Present The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH Product Manager
Summer 2003 United States Trade Council, Washington, DC Research Assistant, Internship
1999 –2001 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Resident Assistant, Madera House,
Skills Proficient in Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and FileMaker Pro. Knowledge of Adobe PageMaker and Photoshop. Fluent in Spanish, working knowledge of French. Trained in making presentations, conducting research, writing, and editing. Personal: Health: excellent; single. Interests: swimming, tennis, reading. |
Example of cv
Personal details
Name: John Michael Trevor
Address: 126, Walkman Rise, Wingbridge, Yorkshire, YE 8PQ
Telephone no: Wingbridge (0738) 927684 (Home)
Wingbridge (0738) 476766 (Work)
Age: 19
Date of birth: October 15 1980
Personal status: Single
Education
Sept 1997 - date Yardley College of Further Education
(Part-time)
Sept.1992 - July 1997 Sponsford Comprehensive School
Academic qualifications
1999 National Diploma (BTEC) in Business and Finance
1997 GCSE: English (B), Maths (C), French (C),History (C), Geography (C), Biology (D), Physics (D), Technology (D)
Work experience
1998 - date Trainee Underwriter, Menton-Foreshaw Brokers, Wingbridge
1997 – 1998 General Clerk (Claims), Beacon International Assurance Corporation, York
Additional skills
Good working knowledge of IBM PC : MS Office; Windows 2000, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Acrobat; proficient Internet user.
Fluent in English, good working knowledge of German.
Driver’s license (car).